📊 Climate Data, Science & Footprints
Scientific datasets, footprint methodology, CO2 calculators, and global emission reports.
The Shift Project (Culture)
A comprehensive research report and roadmap designed to guide the French cultural sector toward carbon neutrality and resilience against energy shocks.
Access Resource (in 🇫🇷)Sustainability of cultural organizations benchmark
This study establishes a global benchmark to measure the environmental and social performance of museums and theatres.
Access ResourceCreative Climate Tools (Julie's Bicycle)
A suite of free online resources helping arts organizations measure and reduce their environmental impact.
Access ResourceSEEDS - ARVIVA
A specialized carbon calculator for the performing arts, helping cultural organizations manage their environmental footprint.
Access ResourceSwiss Music Festival Footprint 2022
Detailed analysis of the environmental impact and CO2 emissions of the 2022 Swiss music festival season.
Access ResourceDecarbonizing Live Performance 2022
Provides a roadmap for decarbonizing the sector based on carbon footprint assessments.
Access ResourceEcological and Economic Transition (Culture)
Exploration of how cultural organizations can align financial models with ecological imperatives.
Access ResourceLive Performance and the Living World
Strategic report analyzing the footprint of performing arts and proposing pathways for an ecological transition.
Access ResourceCO2-Kulturstandard
A German national standard for greenhouse gas accounting tailored to cultural institutions, providing a unified framework for footprint measurement.
Access Resource (in 🇩🇪)Klimatool - Culture4Climate
An interactive resource designed to help cultural organizations identify climate protection measures and CO2 reduction potential.
Access Resource (in 🇩🇪)Fairly (Impact calculation tools)
A comprehensive digital tool designed for the performing arts sector to calculate and manage the environmental, social, and economic impacts of productions.
Access ResourceAudience Travel Study (COFEES)
Analyzes the environmental impact of audience travel for festivals and proposes sustainable mobility solutions.
Access ResourceAct Green 2024
Examines audience attitudes toward sustainability, revealing high expectations for cultural organizations to lead in climate action.
Access ResourceConvention des Entreprises pour le Climat (CEC)
The Convention des Entreprises pour le Climat (CEC) guides business leaders in shifting from extractive to regenerative economic models. It provides collaborative roadmaps to align corporate strategies with planetary boundaries and social justice by 2030.
Access ResourceMultiple Carbon Accounting
Demonstrates that using different accounting methods provides a more comprehensive view of national responsibilities.
Access ResourceReducing Our Carbon Footprint
Provides practical tips and tools for individuals to measure and minimize their daily environmental impact.
Access ResourceIPCC WGI Sixth Assessment Report
This definitive report provides the physical science basis of climate change, confirming that human activity is unequivocally responsible for global warming.
Access ResourceIPCC Mitigation Report 2022
Outlines the urgent pathways and technological solutions required to halve global emissions by 2030.
Access ResourceOur World in Data
Offers research and interactive data on global problems, including CO2 emissions and energy transitions.
Access ResourceIPCC Data Centre
Provides researchers with transparent access to the datasets and scenarios used in IPCC reports.
Access ResourceThe Shift Data Portal
A data visualisation platform providing easy access to reliable global energy and climate statistics.
Access ResourceWorld Environment Situation Room (UNEP)
UNEP flagship platform providing real-time environmental data and analysis to support evidence-based decisions.
Access ResourceWorld Bank Climate Knowledge Portal
A hub for global climate data, offering country-level insights into hazards, vulnerability, and impacts.
Access ResourceNASA Climate: Vital Signs
Tracks key climate change indicators using satellite data, providing evidence of human-induced warming.
Access ResourceMIT Climate Portal
A comprehensive educational resource providing expert-led insights into climate science and actionable solutions.
Access ResourceClimate Watch: Data for Action
Provides open data and visualisations to track countries' climate commitments and greenhouse gas emissions.
Access ResourceUNEP Emissions Gap Report 2024
An annual UN report assessing the gap between climate pledges and the reductions needed to limit global warming.
Access ResourcePlanetary Boundaries
Identifies nine global processes that regulate Earth's stability, defining a 'safe operating space' for humanity.
Access ResourceEarth beyond six of nine planetary boundaries
This scientific update reveals that human activity has pushed Earth beyond six of the nine boundaries that define a safe operating space for humanity.
Access ResourceCarbon Dioxide Equivalent (CO2e)
A metric used to compare the warming impact of different greenhouse gases by converting them to CO2 equivalents.
Access ResourceNos Gestes Climat
An interactive simulator to calculate individual and collective carbon and water footprints based on lifestyle choices.
Access ResourceNos Gestes Climat
An interactive platform to calculate personal carbon and water footprints to identify effective transition actions.
Access ResourceImpact CO2
A platform providing accessible visualisations to communicate the carbon impact of daily objects and activities.
Access Resource (in 🇫🇷)French Average Carbon Footprint
A methodological breakdown of the average French carbon footprint, helping actors contextualise their own emissions.
Access ResourcePer-Capita GHG Emissions (OWID)
Data showing average emissions per person, highlighting disparities in footprints between countries.
Access ResourceCumulative CO2 Emissions Share
Visualises which countries have contributed most to total historical greenhouse gas emissions since 1750.
Access ResourceGlobal CO2 Contributors
Data-driven analysis highlighting the historical responsibility of nations in cumulative global CO2 emissions.
Access ResourceElectricity GHG Intensity Europe (EEA)
Tracks the falling carbon intensity of the EU's power sector as it shifts from fossil fuels to renewables.
Access ResourceUnderstanding 2050 Transition Scenarios
An educational platform decrypting energy and climate transition scenarios to help users understand pathways to carbon neutrality.
Access Resource (in 🇫🇷)The Climate Mitigation Gap
Highlights that the most effective individual actions are often missing from official recommendations.
Access ResourceDecent Living with Minimum Energy
Demonstrates that a high standard of living can be achieved globally with much lower energy consumption through efficiency.
Access ResourceThe 2-Tonne Goal (Bon Pote)
Explores the 2-tonne individual carbon target as a pedagogical tool for climate action.
Access ResourceMitigation Potential of Consumption
Quantifies the carbon-saving potential of various lifestyle choices, from diet to transportation.
Access ResourceEarth Overshoot Day
Calculates the date when humanity's resource demand exceeds Earth's annual regenerative capacity.
Access ResourceClimate Tipping Points
Scientific guide explaining critical thresholds in Earth's climate system that could lead to irreversible changes.
Access ResourceExtreme Weather - NASA Science
NASA explains how rising global temperatures increase the frequency and severity of extreme weather events like heatwaves and floods.
Access ResourceMapped: Extreme Weather Attribution
Maps scientific studies that attribute specific extreme weather events to human-induced global warming.
Access ResourceLA Wildfires and Climate Disasters
Explains the concept of compound climate disasters where winds and drought combine to overwhelm emergency responses.
Access ResourceClimate Change Factor in LA Fires
A UCLA study quantifying how human-induced climate change fueled the vegetation moisture deficit in the 2025 wildfires.
Access ResourceBanking on Climate Chaos 2024
Exposes the massive financial support provided by global banks to the fossil fuel industry despite climate pledges.
Access ResourceOur Forests Tomorrow
An interactive tool mapping the future ranges of European tree species to help foresters adapt to climate change.
Access ResourceTree Planting for Carbon Credits
Discusses feasibility of tree planting to offset emissions, concluding it cannot replace systemic reductions.
Access ResourceReFED Insights Engine (Food Waste)
A data hub that tracks food waste and provides actionable solutions and policy guidance to reduce it.
Access ResourceSustainable Dietary Pattern Costs
Demonstrates that healthy, sustainable diets are often more affordable than current patterns in high-income countries.
Access ResourceReducing Food's Environmental Impacts
Reveals that animal-based foods have a disproportionately high footprint compared to plant-based alternatives.
Access ResourceIpsos Earth Day 2024
Global survey exploring public attitudes toward climate change and the economic impact of the green transition.
Access ResourceEarth Day 2023: Public Opinion
Highlights how economic concerns like inflation can temporarily lower the public priority of climate action.
Access ResourceIpsos Perils of Perception
Reveals the gap between public perception and scientific reality regarding effective individual climate actions.
Access ResourceGapminder
An educational non-profit that fights global misconceptions through interactive data visualisations.
Access ResourceEU Elections 2024 Priorities
Data-driven overview of voter priorities and intentions for the 2024 European elections.
Access ResourceEU Elections Countdown Data
Technical data annex supporting the analysis of voter sentiment and priorities for the 2024 elections.
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